Social determinants of health

Paper Instructions

Students will choose a  current  or  past  clinical  case  and  write  a  scholarly  paper  that  describes  the  relationship  between  a  social  determinant  of  health  and  a  specific  health  outcome  (e.g.,  childhood  experiences  and  anxiety,  or  housing  and  asthma,  income  and  obesity,  etc.).  Using the Introduction-Methods-Results-And-Discussion  (IMRAD)  format,  the paper should include a description of the clinical case/medical issue/background, the  relevant social determinant of health that impacts the situation, methods of searching for  evidence, results of that search and any critical assessment of it, discussion  recommendations for change as demonstrated by the action/intervention of the  Registered Nurse, and systemic or health policy related recommendations.  Recommendations for  change  and  reasons  why  (medical  and  social)  should  be  based  on  three  –  five  peer  reviewed/published  articles  on  the  topic.  The paper  should  be  no  more  than five  pages,  not  including  cover  page  or  references.  A two-page  Appendix  will  be  allowed.

Students may find the following website helpful in completing this assignment:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-
determines-health/what-makes-canadians-healthy-unhealthy.html

The paper should be a  maximum  of  five  pages  (excluding  references  and  appendices)  using  APA  7th  edition  format:  double-spaced,  12-point  font,  minimum  1”  margins.